Grant Armstrong representing parents of Charlie Gard in the High Court

July 14, 2017

Grant Armstrong is currently representing the parents of Charlie Gard in the High Court with Gerard Rothschild (Brick Court Chambers).

The Judge – Mr Justice Francis – is considering the future of life support and medical treatment for their 11 month old son in the light of new evidence and representation.

Grant Armstrong was part of the legal team led by Richard Gordon QC which represented the parents in hearings in the Court of Appeal [2017] EWCA Civ 410 and Supreme Court and in making representations to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg (Application No 39793/7). The case has since been reported in the Family Law Reports [2017] 2 FLR 739 CA and [2017] 2 FLR 773 ECHR

For press coverage of the case please see links below

The Daily Telegraph

BBC News